Blackberry cobbler, black raspberry, vanilla (which was more pronounced on night two). Moderate acidity. On the finish there was fresh raspberry and chalky, lingering tannins.
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A beautifully fragrant, incredibly welcoming nose, brings you in. Right in, deep, to a ruby medium, tasty palate. A nearly sturdy backbone keeps it from being flabby at the edges. Acid, structured, good stuffs.
Strong fruit. No complexity per se, but we like it.
We'd like to try this over time, but it was a gift bottle. Our only one.
Try some.
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Excellent quality wine with complex structure, balanced dark fruit flavors on a medium long finish. Great QPR at the $16 sale price paid. Consistently good wine year after year.
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A nose of some dark fruit and spice, garnet in color. A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, plum, some toast and spice on a bit uneven finish. www.winelx.com
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I really don't like sugar in red wine so my low score may be an overreaction. It may be made for the American palate, which seems to have sugar in all sorts of food (pizza crust?). I think adding sugar to savoury food or dry wine is like adding glitter to a drawing - it might make it stand out but in the end that's the only thing you remember. I'd love to try this wine without the sugar. I think it might be impressive but it's impossible to tell.
14.6% alcohol; composite cork with a maximum of 3 mm wine penetration, aroma of cherries, cassis; medium to heavy weight foil; dark ruby red/purple; opened, vinturied, and tasted at room temperature (23 degrees C) about 20 minutes later; as with the cork aroma, there is a nose of sweet/sour cherries, cassis (black currants), hint of oranges, pears, oak & vanilla, overlain by a curtain of alcohol; full bodied, a complex mélange of fruits, minerals, forest floor, and wood, with the fruit predominating; long finish with fruitiness, sweetness and sourness persisting; pair with grilled meats or with hors d'ouevres cheeses and nuts; this wine won't break the bank and will likely win you friends, especially among those who appreciate a good wine; note that my CellarTracker review, 3/14/2020, of this same wine, 2016 vintage, rated it at a '92' -- Kimberlee Nicholls and Markham Vineyards continue to offer us a marvelous wine at a cut-rate price
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This was a lot like the Duckhorn Merlot I had last night but at half the price. Full bodied, layered, and youthful, with creme de cassis, dark fruit, and some spicy complexity. A lovely wine especially at its price point.
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Opened and let breathe for 1/2 an hour. Flavors of black fruit, cherry and plum. Very good wine and held up well for the 2nd night as well. Excellent value.
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7/20/2023 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark plum fruit. Drying tannins. Cocoa notes. Good balance. Needs some time to open.
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5/19/2023 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Blackberry cobbler, black raspberry, vanilla (which was more pronounced on night two). Moderate acidity. On the finish there was fresh raspberry and chalky, lingering tannins.
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2/19/2023 - PKvector Likes this wine:
3.5/5 bold blackberry, good oak, good finish. Deep red with hint of brown. Smooth
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1/8/2023 - J+B_Wines wrote: 87 Points
Over oaked
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12/19/2022 - Bin707LoversDetroit Likes this wine: 90 Points
A beautifully fragrant, incredibly welcoming nose, brings you in. Right in, deep, to a ruby medium, tasty palate. A nearly sturdy backbone keeps it from being flabby at the edges. Acid, structured, good stuffs.
Strong fruit. No complexity per se, but we like it.
We'd like to try this over time, but it was a gift bottle. Our only one.
Try some.
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12/1/2022 - @yourfavoritewino Likes this wine:
A nice Merlot especially for the price
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11/9/2022 - snarfglk Likes this wine: 90 Points
a real nice merlot worth buying again
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11/2/2022 - Tiderunner22 wrote: 90 Points
Excellent quality wine with complex structure, balanced dark fruit flavors on a medium long finish. Great QPR at the $16 sale price paid. Consistently good wine year after year.
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10/24/2022 - snarfglk Likes this wine: 90 Points
solid 90 over 2 days
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10/4/2022 - Ray ray wrote: 90 Points
Very nice with a great finish. The leftovers were actually better the next day.
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9/11/2022 - snarfglk Likes this wine: 90 Points
good balanced merlot, decent QPR at around $22
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7/18/2022 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 87 Points
A nose of some dark fruit and spice, garnet in color. A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, plum, some toast and spice on a bit uneven finish. www.winelx.com
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6/2/2022 - snarfglk Likes this wine: 90 Points
a subdued 90, at best
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4/17/2022 - mikerez Likes this wine:
Fantastic for the price. Not overly fruit forward. Great flavor and complexity for the price.
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4/17/2022 - tenorselbow wrote: 82 Points
I really don't like sugar in red wine so my low score may be an overreaction. It may be made for the American palate, which seems to have sugar in all sorts of food (pizza crust?). I think adding sugar to savoury food or dry wine is like adding glitter to a drawing - it might make it stand out but in the end that's the only thing you remember. I'd love to try this wine without the sugar. I think it might be impressive but it's impossible to tell.
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4/10/2022 - snarfglk Likes this wine: 90 Points
not as exuberant as previous bottle
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4/2/2022 - CubFan4Life wrote: 87 Points
Recommended by my local wine shop.
Color cherry red
Nose red cherry, forest floor, light cinnamon note as well
Finish medium
Palate vanilla, sour cherry
Glad I tried it, but wouldn’t go out of my way to get again. Easy drinking wine with limited complexity for me.
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3/6/2022 - snarfglk Likes this wine: 91 Points
real nice
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3/5/2022 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine: 89 Points
Solid. Layers. Bramble. Structure. Good stuff in the bottle.
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2/3/2022 - Glenn Gilbert Likes this wine: 91 Points
14.6% alcohol; composite cork with a maximum of 3 mm wine penetration, aroma of cherries, cassis; medium to heavy weight foil; dark ruby red/purple; opened, vinturied, and tasted at room temperature (23 degrees C) about 20 minutes later; as with the cork aroma, there is a nose of sweet/sour cherries, cassis (black currants), hint of oranges, pears, oak & vanilla, overlain by a curtain of alcohol; full bodied, a complex mélange of fruits, minerals, forest floor, and wood, with the fruit predominating; long finish with fruitiness, sweetness and sourness persisting; pair with grilled meats or with hors d'ouevres cheeses and nuts; this wine won't break the bank and will likely win you friends, especially among those who appreciate a good wine; note that my CellarTracker review, 3/14/2020, of this same wine, 2016 vintage, rated it at a '92' -- Kimberlee Nicholls and Markham Vineyards continue to offer us a marvelous wine at a cut-rate price
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12/11/2021 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
This was a lot like the Duckhorn Merlot I had last night but at half the price. Full bodied, layered, and youthful, with creme de cassis, dark fruit, and some spicy complexity. A lovely wine especially at its price point.
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11/30/2021 - Ebe wrote:
Great wine. Buy again
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11/23/2021 - Deryck Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened and let breathe for 1/2 an hour. Flavors of black fruit, cherry and plum. Very good wine and held up well for the 2nd night as well. Excellent value.
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10/19/2021 - Zuperdaave wrote: 90 Points
Delicious. Deep purple in color with thin legs. Cherry on the nose. Cherry flavor up front with some spice on the finish. Really nice.
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10/3/2021 - Jobu wrote: 90 Points
Nice juicy Merlot. Cherries, red plum, some cocoa, and spice.
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